Harness-tree



(Mode1.)

T. MILLER. Harness Tree.

Pa'tenfed Aug. 31,1880.

".PEIERS. PH

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

THOMAS MILLER, OF WHARTON, OHIO.

HARNESS-TREE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,835, dated August31, 1880.

Application filed Apn'l15, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS MILLER, of Wharton, in the county of \Vyandotand State of Ohio, haveinvented an Improvement in Harness-Trees, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to harness-trees; and it consists in certainimprovements therein, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tree.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a completed backpad secured to and built upon myimproved tree.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, AA represent the checks of my tree, made of, preferably, hard andwell-seasoned wood, with each end of each cheek chamfered nearly to' anedge and on both sides. The inner ends of each of these cheeks aresecured together by the leather straps B B, nailed one on top and theother to the lower sides of these checks, thereby forming a flexibleconnection over the back bone of the horse when the harness of whichthis .tree forms a part is in use. Midway between the two ends of thecheeks thus secured together, and between the two straps B B, is securedthe nut orburr (1, into which the bolt D of'the check-hook is engaged;or if a posthook is preferred, the threaded end of the post may bescrewed into said nut or burr. Upon the top and bottom of the outer endsof each of the checks are nailed the short straps D D, to give aflexible extension thereto. Through each of the cheek-pieces is bored ahole, a, slightly smaller than the threaded posts of the rein-terrets E,so that the latter are rigidly held in place by being screwed into saidholes, thereby avoiding the necessity of the use of nuts or burrs forthat purpose.

Upon this tree it is very easy to build up and secure a back-pad bynailing at less expense and trouble than upon an iron tree, and the padwill be more elastic and pliable and more durable, because the nailswill hold better in wood than in the leather to which the nailing isdone when an iron tree is used.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a harness-tree composed of thewooden cheeks A A and straps B B and D D, arranged and secured togethersubstantially as and for the purposes specified.

In a harness-tree, the wooden cheeks A A and straps B B, arranged andsecured together as described, and provided with terrets E, having theirshanks screwed in holes a in the cheeks, thus dispensing with nuts tosecure the terrets, substantially as specified.

THOMAS MILLER.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, CHAS. J. HUNT.

